Kuleba, Zalkaliani, Ciocoi to travel to Brussels

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia David Zalkaliani, and Acting Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova Aureliu Ciocoi will visit EU institutions in Brussels in the Associated Trio format on Thursday, June 24.

The ministers will present to the European Union a joint strategic vision of the further development of the Associated Trio format, according to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

“The key topics of the talks will be the European integration of the three countries, opportunities for further liberalization of trade relations, new promising areas of sectoral cooperation with the EU, in particular in the context of the implementation of the European Green Deal and the digital transformation,” the report reads.

The parties will also coordinate their positions on security threats in the region and exchange views on preparations for the Eastern Partnership summit to be held in December 2021.

As reported, on May 17, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia David Zalkaliani, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova Aureliu Ciocoi signed a memorandum on the establishment of the Associated Trio for the joint successful European integration of the three countries.

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